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Table 3 Preference for child vaccination according to parents’ preferred health behaviours

From: The impact of parents’ health behaviours on their preferences regarding vaccinations in Bialystok, Poland

 

proper eating habits

preventive behaviour

positive mental attitude

health practices

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

Has your child been vaccinated with combined vaccines?

yes

3.47

0.60

3.57

0.64

3.63

0.59

3.28

0.61

no

3.29

0.71

3.42

0.73

3.52

0.66

3.12

0.62

I do not remember

3.58

0.88

3.43

0.85

3.50

0.48

3.13

0.54

p

0.0584

0.2043

0.1620

0.0245*

Has your child had the recommended vaccinations?

 

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

\(\overline{x}\)

s

yes

3.47

0.65

3.59

0.69

3.62

0.67

3.28

0.66

no

3.31

0.62

3.40

0.68

3.56

0.56

3.12

0.57

I do not remember.

3.38

0.95

3.39

0.63

3.36

0.52

3.14

0.48

p

0.1009

0.0783

0.0868

0.0380*

  1. \(\overline{x}\) Mean, s Standard deviation; Five-point scale of the HBI: 1- almost never, 2- rarely, 3- occasionally, 4- often, 5- almost always